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Alfre Woodard Joins Season EMPIRE Season 4 as Cookie’s Mom, Renee

Emmy Award Winner Alfre Woodard will join the Lyons as a guest-star on EMPIRE. She is set to play “Renee,” Cookie’s mother who comes back into her life with a turbulent reunion. The highly anticipated return of EMPIRE will air all-new episodes beginning Wednesday, March 28 @ 8/7c on FOX. Alfre Woodard’s work as an actor has earned her an Academy Award nomination, four Emmy Awards and 17 Emmy nominations, three Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards and […]

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Celebrities Make Their Way to Skid Row to Give Back During NBA All Star Weekend 

LOS ANGELES, CA (February 16, 2018) – The word was out and  hundreds of homeless individuals aligned the sidewalk as early as 8a.m. in anticipation of a hot meal and some entertainment at the “Oak-in-the-Kitchen” Feed Skid Row 2018 event.  When the gates opened at Gladys park located in the heart of Skid Row, guests

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‘Black Panther’ Star Winston Duke Reveals How YouTube Helped Him Prepare for First Movie Role

  “Black Panther” is officially a box-office smash, and today “Extra’s” Tanika Ray sat down with star Winston Duke at Universal Studios Hollywood to talk about what it’s like for his first movie to be a Marvel blockbuster! How did the Yale Drama School graduate, who plays M’Baku in the movie, prepare for one of

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Black Panther Covers ESSENCE!

ESSENCE’s March issue highlights the cast of the highly anticipated film Black Panther to take us to the incredible world of Wakanda—with three regal covers featuring stars Chadwick Boseman, Forest Whitaker, Michael B. Jordan, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Letitia Wright. In the article Watch the Throne, the cast and creatives expound on why this African fantasy feels very

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The Obama Official Portrait Unveiled at the Smithsonian Museum is Everything!

    The National Portrait Gallery today unveiled its official portrait of  our 44th President Barack Obama, alongside that of former First Lady Michelle Obama. Gazing at this remarkable piece of art history, it’s no surprise that it has captivated the world. It’s trending all over the internet.  Elected with the highest ever number of

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The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Gala Honorees

  The evening’s festivities were hosted by Nichelle Turner of Entertainment Tonight.  Photo: Shanda Pierce/TCV LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9, 2018 – The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), the nation’s premiere group of Black film critics, handed out trophies to winners in several categories at its 9th annual awards gala held in Los Angeles Wednesday

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